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Byoinzaka No Kubikukuri No Ie
''Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie'' ( ja, 病院坂の首縊りの家), also known as ''The House of Hanging on Hospital Slope'', is a 1979 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same name, and is the fifth film in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka's Kindaichi film series. Plot Kindaichi Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. There he happens to meet a daughter who came to request a wedding anniversary photo shoot. Kindaichi and the owner of the photo studio visit a house called Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie to hand that photo to her. Cast * Kōji Ishizaka as Kindaichi Kosuke * Masao Kusakari as Hinatsu Mokutarō * Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoriki * Junko Sakurada as Igarashi Chizuru * Yoshiko Sakuma as Hogen Yayoi * Hideji Ōtaki as Kanō * Akiji Kobayashi as Sannosuke * Kie Nakai * Teruhiko Aoi as Yamauchi Toshio * Mitsuko Kusabue as Amamiya Junko * Eitaro Ozawa as Honjō Tokubei See also *'' The Inu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama ''An Actor's Revenge'' (1963). His film ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Early life and career Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture as Giichi Ichikawa (市川儀一). His father died when he was four years old, and the family kimono shop went bankrupt, so he went to live with his sister. He was given the name "Kon" by an uncle who thought the characters in the kanji 崑 signified good luck, because the two halves of the Chinese character look the same when it is split in half vertically. As a child he loved drawing and his ambition was to become an artist. He also loved films and was a fan of " chambara" or samurai films. In his tee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Ishizaka
Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus cultivar *Andrew Koji Shiraki (born 1987), singer/songwriter known as ''Koji'' *Koji, the software that builds RPM packages for the Fedora project *''Koji'', the common name of the fungus '' Aspergillus oryzae'' *Koji, an interactive content creation tool from GoMeta See also *Kojii, music project by Kojii Helnwein *''Coji-Coji is a Japanese manga series by Momoko Sakura which was serialized in the magazine ''Kimi to Boku'' from December 1994 to May 1997. The manga was adapted into an anime television series titled which aired from October 4, 1997 until September ...'' (コジコジ), an anime series sometimes romanized ''Koji Koji'' *Kōji mold Aspergillus oryzae, a fungus used in East Asian fermentation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films With Screenplays By Kon Ichikawa
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Kon Ichikawa
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme Of Vengeance
''Rhyme of Vengeance'' ( ja, 女王蜂) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title. It is 4th in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series. Plot In the Daidoji family of Izu, a man accomplished a mortal death. Kosuke Kindaichi visits the Daidoji family to investigate the case at the request of lawyer Kanoh in Kyoto immediately after the incident. Cast *Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi *Keiko Kishi as Hediko Kamio * Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoroki * Mitsuko Kusabue as Otomi *Shigeru Kōyama * Katsuhiko Sasaki as Hitoshi *Akiji Kobayashi as Detective Kogure *Ryōko Sakaguchi as Oaki * Yōko Tsukasa *Junzaburō Ban as Arashi Sanchō *Tarō Ishida as Usa Saburō *Tsuyoshi Sasaki as Komai *Hideji Ōtaki as Kanō * Kie Nakai as Tomoko Daidōji *Masaya Oki as Rentarō Tamon *Tatsuya Nakadai as Ginzō Daidōji See also *Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie 5th in Kon Ichikawa and Kōji Ishizaka is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inugami Family
is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is the first in Kon Ichikawa's and Kōji Ishizaka's Kindaichi Series. Ichikawa remade the film in 2006 as '' The Inugamis''. The soundtrack is composed by Yuji Ohno. Murders take place within the very rich Inugami family in connection with a disputed will. Cast *Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi *Yoko Shimada as Tamayo Nonomiya *Teruhiko Aoi as Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma *Mieko Takamine as Matsuko Inugami *Mitsuko Kusabue as Umeko Inugami *Ryoko Sakaguchi as Haru * Takeo Chii as Suketake Inugami * Akiji Kobayashi as Kôkichi Inugami *Kyōko Kishida as The Koto Player * Hideji Ōtaki as Oyama *Eitaro Ozawa as Kyozo Furudate * Takeshi Katō as Detective Tachibana *Rentarō Mikuni as Sahei Inugami Awards and nominations 1st Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Film 19th Blue Ribbon Awards * Won Best Supporting Actress Mieko Takamine (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer. Biography Mieko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruhiko Aoi
Teruhiko (written: , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese singer and actor {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Sakuma
is a Japanese actress. Her son is actor Takehiro Hira. In 1957, Sakuma was scouted and signed her contract with Toei film company. Following year she made her film debut with ''Utsukushiki Shimai no Monogatari Modaeru Soshun''. In 1970, she married actor Mikijirō Hira but divorced in 1984. Sakuma landed lead role in the 1981 Taiga drama '' Onna Taikōki''. Selected filmography Film *''Kiiroi Fudo'' (1961) *''The G-Men of the Pacific'' (1962) *'' Gang vs. G-Men'' (1962) as Akiko Mizuno *''Gang 6'' (1963) *''Gobanchō yūgirirō'' (1963) *''Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku'' (1963) *''Kaoyaku'' (1965) *'' Lake of Teras'' (1966) as Saku *'' Samurai Banners'' (1969) as Princess Yu *''Chōkōsō no Akebono'' (1969) *''Men and War'' (1970) *'' Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie'' (1979) *'' The Makioka Sisters'' (1983) *'' Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo'' (2012) as Myobu *'' Earthquake Bird'' (2019) as Yamamoto Television *'' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972) as Taira no Tokuko *'' Onna Taik� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindaichi Kosuke
is a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, ''The Honjin Murders'', is a novel of locked room murder in an old family, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese detective novels, was published in 1946. Kindaichi went on to feature in another 76 novels, selling more than 55 million books and appearing in numerous television and stage adaptations. Works in translation Pushkin Vertigo has published English translations of the Kindaichi series since 2020. ''The Inugami Clan'' (1951) and ''The Honjin Murders'' (1946) were published in 2020, ''The Village of Eight Graves'' (1951) published in 2021, and ''Gokumon Island'' in June 2022. One other novel is available in French translation. * ''La Ritournelle du démon'' (original title: 悪魔の手まり歌 ''Akuma no Temari Uta'') (1959) Cases The Kosuke Kindaichi series consists of 77 cases. * * * Bat and Slug (1947) * The Case of the Black Cat Restaurant (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosuke Kindaichi
is a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, '' The Honjin Murders'', is a novel of locked room murder in an old family, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese detective novels, was published in 1946. Kindaichi went on to feature in another 76 novels, selling more than 55 million books and appearing in numerous television and stage adaptations. Works in translation Pushkin Vertigo has published English translations of the Kindaichi series since 2020. ''The Inugami Clan'' (1951) and ''The Honjin Murders'' (1946) were published in 2020, ''The Village of Eight Graves'' (1951) published in 2021, and ''Gokumon Island'' in June 2022. One other novel is available in French translation. * ''La Ritournelle du démon'' (original title: 悪魔の手まり歌 ''Akuma no Temari Uta'') (1959) Cases The Kosuke Kindaichi series consists of 77 cases. * * * Bat and Slug (1947) * The Case of the Black Cat Restaurant ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many ''kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
